Just an update on upcoming meeting on 6/17/17 from Noon to 2pm. Domaine Artefact 15404 Highland Valley Rd Escondido, CA
This will be our first meeting in a long time, so we are asking to hold off on bringing wine. Mark and Lynn La Chapelle have so kindly offered to host our meeting, there will be wine available at this event from Domaine Artefact. You can bring cheese, crackers…. Mark will also be the guest speaker there. We are hoping to update the email list and add as many new members as possible . Please let everybody know that is interested about the meeting. Hope to see everybody there.
The SDAWS will be meeting on 6/17/17. We will be posting the location of the meeting soon. We may have lost some of the SDAWS contacts, so please let everybody know if they are not included. Looking forward to seeing everybody .
Curds and Wine will be hosting free home winemakers’ seminars every month from February through June on the third Saturday at 1 pm. Seminars are given by Lum Eisenman, a winemaking guru that we are lucky to have in the San Diego area. Lum will share his expertise on various winemaking techniques and issues.
These seminars are free, but limited to 20 people. If you are interested in participating, please RSVP; a full list of seminar links are available at http://www.curdsandwine.com/blog/free-winemakers-seminar-series-with-lum-eisenman-for-2017/
2/18/17 – Introduction to Home Winemaking
3/18/17 – Facilities, Equipment & Sanitation
4/15/17 – Getting Ready for Crush
5/20/17 – Must Adjustments
6/17/17 – Common Wine Faults
Before January gets away lets get together to discuss winemaking and taste
the results of our oenological endeavors.
Please join us for the SDAWS meeting hosted by Mark & Lynn Robinson at
their winery & vineyard property in Highland Valley, Domaine Artefact.
This is an outdoor venue.
When : January 30, 2016 – 12-2 PM – rain or shine
Where : 15404 Highland Valley Road , Escondido, CA 92025
Phone : 619.992.8034
www.domaine-artefactwine.com
What to bring: WINE GLASS, chair, wine friendly food to
share, a bottle of wine to share and a second bottle (optional) for the wine raffle /
exchange.
Please join us for the November meeting hosted by Keefe & Elane Baker at their new vineyard property in Ramona. Bring your crock pot full of chili (not mandatory) and sides, corn bread, etc. for the annual chili cook-off. We will discuss the 2015 harvest and the different steps in the fermentation process.
Also, we will be taking nominations for officers for the SDAWS elections to be held at the January meeting.
When : November 21, 2015 – 12-3 PM
Where : Ramona – contact us for address if you did not receive the group email
What to bring: WINE GLASS, chair, Chili or other wine friendly food to share, a bottle of wine to share and a second bottle for the wine raffle / exchange
We’ve moved our site to a new format with the goal of being more responsive to events affecting our members. Let us know what you would like to see on the new site.
We will post upcoming meetings and other events on the home page. Please use the forums under “Winemaking” and “Grape Growing” for questions and problems; post items for sale or other interesting finds in “Classifieds”. You will need to log in to post – our last web page was overrun with spam without a log in!
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